Rosecrans Baldwin (born March 30, 1977) is an American novelist, essayist and nonfiction author.

Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Darien, Connecticut, Baldwin now lives in the Los Angeles, California area with his wife.

[3] The New York Times Book Review noted Baldwin “may have written the perfect book about Los Angeles.”[4] Baldwin is the author of a memoir Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, May 2012) based on the time he and his wife spent living in France while he worked in an unnamed advertising agency.

It was named one of the Top 10 Travel Books of Spring 2012[5] by Publishers Weekly and earned positive reviews citing its humor and charm.

[6] Baldwin's second novel, The Last Kid Left (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017) was one of NPR's Great Reads of 2017.